Based on the information given to this driver (via the xmit_more skb flag),
we can defer signaling the host if more packets are on the way. This will help
make the host more efficient since it can potentially process a larger batch of
packets. Implement this optimization.

Signed-off-by: K. Y. Srinivasan <k...@microsoft.com>
---
        v2: Fixed up indentation based on feedback from David Miller.
        v3: If the queue is stopped, deal with that condition: Eric Dumazet 
<eric.duma...@gmail.com>
 drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c     |   20 ++++++++++++--------
 drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c |    2 ++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
index ea091bc..36fef17 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc.c
@@ -743,6 +743,7 @@ static inline int netvsc_send_pkt(
        u64 req_id;
        int ret;
        struct hv_page_buffer *pgbuf;
+       u32 vmbus_flags = VMBUS_DATA_PACKET_FLAG_COMPLETION_REQUESTED;
 
        nvmsg.hdr.msg_type = NVSP_MSG1_TYPE_SEND_RNDIS_PKT;
        if (packet->is_data_pkt) {
@@ -772,19 +773,22 @@ static inline int netvsc_send_pkt(
        if (packet->page_buf_cnt) {
                pgbuf = packet->cp_partial ? packet->page_buf +
                        packet->rmsg_pgcnt : packet->page_buf;
-               ret = vmbus_sendpacket_pagebuffer(out_channel,
-                                                 pgbuf,
-                                                 packet->page_buf_cnt,
-                                                 &nvmsg,
-                                                 sizeof(struct nvsp_message),
-                                                 req_id);
+               ret = vmbus_sendpacket_pagebuffer_ctl(out_channel,
+                                                     pgbuf,
+                                                     packet->page_buf_cnt,
+                                                     &nvmsg,
+                                                     sizeof(struct
+                                                            nvsp_message),
+                                                     req_id,
+                                                     vmbus_flags,
+                                                     !packet->xmit_more);
        } else {
-               ret = vmbus_sendpacket(
+               ret = vmbus_sendpacket_ctl(
                                out_channel, &nvmsg,
                                sizeof(struct nvsp_message),
                                req_id,
                                VM_PKT_DATA_INBAND,
-                               VMBUS_DATA_PACKET_FLAG_COMPLETION_REQUESTED);
+                               vmbus_flags, !packet->xmit_more);
        }
 
        if (ret == 0) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
index 5993c7e..4efaa6e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c
@@ -435,6 +435,8 @@ check_size:
        packet->page_buf = page_buf;
 
        packet->q_idx = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
+       if (netif_tx_queue_stopped(netdev_get_tx_queue(net, packet->q_idx)))
+               packet->xmit_more = false;
 
        packet->is_data_pkt = true;
        packet->total_data_buflen = skb->len;
-- 
1.7.4.1

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